ventricular
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
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of or relating to a belly or to something resembling one.
Other Word Forms
- interventricular adjective
- subventricular adjective
Etymology
Origin of ventricular
Example Sentences
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This work is important because ventricular arrhythmia is the most lethal complication after myocardial infarction.
From Science Daily
This allows her heart to deflate, allowing the "very tricky" procedure to detach part of her heart - the right ventricular outflow tract - and the pulmonary artery from where it has stuck to her skin.
From BBC
The reduction in LV mass correlated with the reduction in body weight, as well as with decreases in left ventricular volumes.
From Science Daily
“Lisa is in stable condition, and her left ventricular assist device is still functioning,” Dr. Montgomery said, referring to the heart pump.
From New York Times
The pump, a new type of ventricular assist device, or VAD, is surgically attached to the heart to augment its blood-pumping action in individuals with heart failure, allowing time to find a donor heart.
From Science Daily
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